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Casa Del Mar Wedding Photography | Nina & Tom

January 13, 2012

Living in SoCal do have its perks. It is supposed to be winter season and Los Angeles averages around a breezy 83 degrees. Unfortunately, the night can get a bit chilly, but I am settle for the warm afternoons.

Nina and Tom tied the knot at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica last summer and it was such a lovely wedding! Their wedding photographs were all so priceless, but to save space, I will showcase only the highlights of their wedding photos from Casa Del Mar. It was a bright afternoon in Santa Monica where the streets were crowded with tourists and surfers. Casa Del Mar’s great location on the beach side of Santa Monica gave Nina and Tom a perfect view of the city from their suite. Tom spared no expenses for Nina to be comfortable throughout the wedding from her suite during her preparation to their reception. Since Nina and Tom were not to see each other until their “first glance,” Danny and I hopped around from one location to the other in Casa Del Mar to photograph both Nina and Tom’s parties. While Nina sat comfortably at her suite, we ran around with the boys at Casa Del Mar’s amazing lounge downstairs to start their wedding photography session. Once the full wedding party all joined together, we not only photographed inside Casa Del Mar, but also around the streets of Santa Monica to spice up their wedding photography session!

Through all the running around to take their awesome wedding photos, we made it in time for Nina and Tom to walk down the aisle and get married! Since Nina and Tom come from different cultures, they blended both Indian and Catholic traditions together for their heart-touching wedding ceremony. This was the first time I have seen these two traditions mesh together; it was actually really cool! Once the knot and all the formalities were tied up and settled, their wedding ceremony hall was converted into a sweet reception hall where everyone partied like rockstars! There were a few amazing speeches from the parents and brothers, and of course, an amazing thank you speech from Nina and Tom to all their wedding guests for making their wonderful wedding day so special.

Without any further delays, check out Nina and Tom’s wedding photos from Casa Del Mar (Santa Monica).

Casa Del Mar
Santa Monica, CA

Congratulations to the both of you. Your wedding here at Casa Del Mar (Santa Monica) was truly amazing. It was our pleasure to be your friendly neighborhood wedding photographers. =)

Cheers,

Doug – – Contact Me!

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Dragon Dancers | Catalina & Wilson

December 2, 2011

Good evening everyone,

The forecast showed that Santa Ana winds will be blowing into Los Angeles for the next couple days and the first night already caused quite a stir in the city. Aside from trees getting blown down by 80 mph winds, multiple power outages happened in difference sectors of Los Angeles and Pasadena. I hope everyone is safe and comfortable in their homes.

Now back to my next wedding entry! My childhood friends, Catalina and Wilson, hosted their destination wedding at Caty’s hometown of Modesto! Since this was the first of our friends to walk down the aisle, everyone traveled up north to enjoy the festivities! Even though Danny was part of the wedding party, he still wanted to be a wedding photographer! It was an interesting act to follow, but the wedding photos that Danny and I pulled out was well worth the juggle. While I followed Caty in the morning during her makeup session, Danny and the boys horsed around at their hotels and photographed everything along the way. There were a few interesting side notes from this wedding that made it so memorable. There were a few hiccups throughout the wedding, but we all laughed it off. The most memorable event was when we all were in a rush to the reception hall, Wilson’s best man locked the keys in the car and had to call AAA to jimmy the car open. Fortunately, our wedding couple and the rest of the party made it to the grand entrance just in time!

The wedding party had matching colors all the way down to their socks. Black chucks was a nice touch too.

No gang signs please

After the wedding was over, our entire group jumped in for a fun picture! I was tempted to photoshop myself into this wedding photo for fun later on. =D

With the spare time, we made a pit stop to a local park for their wedding photography session.

Of course, boys will be boys.

After this wedding picture in the fields, this was when Wilson’s bestman (Phi) locked the keys in the car!

As a nice wedding gift, Wilson’s family invited dragon dancers to kick start the wedding reception after their grand entrance.

Little kid is going to hate me in the future, but this picture was too good to pass up.

Danny and the boys’ own impression to poke fun of that poor kid.

As a tradition in our group, for every wedding we took a picture with our ties looped around our heads. Since I was behind the camera the entire day, I just had to jump in this photo!

One last photo of the crew before the wedding concluded.

Congratulations again, Caty and Wilson! You two set the new chapter in our group…I suppose this means we are all getting older, but we can always be children at heart!

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Present Your Colors | Andrea & Troy

November 2, 2011

I normally do not have a fear of flying, but the tiny plane that Danny and I took to Lake Tahoe was so small and shook like a salt shaker (borrowed that line from Ying Yang Twins)! After the tiny plane landed safely on the tar mat, we gathered our equipment and took the scenic route to Lake Tahoe for Andrea and Troy’s lovely little wedding. On a side note as we drove to the location of the wedding, since it was a summer wedding, Danny and I looked a bit out of place since we wore dress attire while everyone around us ran around in board shorts and swimming trunks.

One of Troy’s family friends was generous enough lend out his lake house for the wedding. The coolest thing about this lake house was that there were four secret passage ways that will lead to secret rooms! We only managed to find one of the passage ways, but it was still really sweet. Enough going off on different tangents, check out Andrea and Troy’s wonderful Lake Tahoe wedding!

Lake Tahoe, California

That is one pretty wedding ring!

I dig the hairdo! This boy was the ring bearer. He was dressed in U.S. Airforce attire to compliment the groom and his entourage of fighter pilots.

Aside from Troy, this gentleman was the most interesting man of the night. He had stories after stories about his life adventures. He was actually a good friend of the famous photographer, Ansel Adams! They actually met when Ansel Adams came in to get his taxes done. After that day, they were best of friends.

Andrea dressed in her best as she walked down the aisle with her parents.

After the wedding ceremony ended, the wedding party all took a quick ride over to a secluded cove for some awesome photos!

You must kiss your bride before passing!

That wedding cake was delicious!

Father and daughter dance is always a touching moment.

After the formalities were done, everyone at the wedding partied the night away.

The sweet thing about this wedding was that it took place on July 3rd, so there was a firework show at midnight! Congratulations, Andrea and Troy!

Adios,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Spring Break in Cancun! | Sue & Armando

December 14, 2010

It has been a year since my last wedding in Cancun with Tiffany and Ly when I came back again to photograph Sue and Armando’s wedding! The warm breeze and the turquoise colored ocean is a perfect setting for any event. I met Sue and Armando for the first time in Orange County and our chemistry worked out swimmingly. During our conversation, they mentioned that they always wanted a destination wedding and Cancun was on the top of their list. This happy couple, joined with 26 of their closest family and friends, all flew out to celebrate this joyous occasion. Enjoy!

Casa Magna – Marriott
Cancun, Mexico

Yes, we started our day with ice cream…I am going to make a great parent someday.

Armando was quite proud of this tie.

The ladies got ready at J.W. Marriott and had the best view of the beach from their balcony.

A little father and son moment

Sue had everything packed for this wedding trip except her garter! Fortunately, Armando’s mother improvised and made one on the spot. I had to admit, she did a pretty nifty job making one on the fly.

I hope everyone enjoyed the gallery as much as we enjoyed their wedding. Congratulations again, Sue and Armando!

After the wedding, Danny and I took a trip around Cancun to check out the Mayan ruins. Just like any tourist, we had to take a photo in front of some monument. As for this one, it is one of the most famous Mayan temples in Cancun. As crazy as it sounds, the temple is also an extremely accurate calendar and much more!

Over and out,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Singing in the Rain | Mina & David

October 6, 2010

Today is a rainy, yet pleasant day in Los Angeles. My car has a free wash and I get to stay dry indoors while listening to the tapping of the rain drops against my window. Ironically, my first blog entry of today will be about a wedding that was hosted during the peak of rainy season last year! It was a chilled rainy afternoon when Mina and David hosted their wedding on Electra Cruises in Newport Beach, CA. Even with the constant rain, it did not dampen the mood of our lovely wedding couple. We were fortunate enough to have a few minutes of dry spouts in between the rain clouds to snap a few wedding portraits before everyone got drenched again. Good thing there was a Pavillions near by where we purchased all their umbrellas to keep the wedding party dry.

Electra Cruises
3439 Via Oporto
Newport Beach, CA 92663